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Leicestershire 1921 cricket statistics and records

Leicestershire in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1921; Tests are excluded.

JH King leads the displayed batting table with 1,440 runs. WE Astill leads the bowling table with 152 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
26
Recorded players
34
Wins
10
Recorded venues
16

Selected season match starts: 1921-05-07 to 1921-08-27. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

County Championship standings · 1921

League table for 1921. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1921 Single Division standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Middlesex20152—75
2Surrey24152—81
3Yorkshire26163—88
4Kent26167—84
5Lancashire28154—83
6Hampshire28149—78
7Gloucestershire241212—60
8Nottinghamshire24108—56
9Sussex281312—67
10Somerset22811—44
11Leicestershire261014—50
12Derbyshire20512—31
13Northamptonshire24515—27
14Worcestershire22515—25
15Essex26513—29
16Warwickshire26518—27
17Glamorgan18214—12

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

Season leaders · County Championship 1921

Figures earned for Leicestershire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Leicestershire County Championship 1921 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
JH King261,440
WE Astill261,348
S Coe261,056
AT Sharp11814
GBF Rudd19701

Recorded innings through 1921-08-27. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Leicestershire County Championship 1921 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
WE Astill25152
WE Benskin1767
AW Shipman1456
JH King2255
G Geary524

Recorded innings through 1921-08-27. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1921

All recorded players for Leicestershire in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 34 players

Leicestershire 1921 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
JH KingLeicestershire265021,44012730.00—63520
WE AstillLeicestershire265011,34811527.51—82331
S CoeLeicestershire265051,0566723.47—6000
AT SharpLeicestershire1121181415040.70—24440
GBF RuddLeicestershire193617019120.03—40132
A LordLeicestershire122405458622.71—2000
GH SalmonLeicestershire163105247216.90—4000
A MounteneyLeicestershire916151710534.47—0230
TE SidwellLeicestershire2650124505711.84—1003
JW MiddletonLeicestershire163003423711.40—0000
G GearyLeicestershire51012104823.33—0000
AW ShipmanLeicestershire14284209428.71—0000
C GimsonLeicestershire81511664011.86—0000
JAFMP de LisleLeicestershire1201608880.00—2000
WE BenskinLeicestershire18339147236.13—0000
WE PrattLeicestershire612113529*12.27—0000
F BaleLeicestershire1222511615*6.82—0000
WCM BerridgeLeicestershire48211249*18.67—0000
JS CurtisLeicestershire240782819.50—0000
A HowardLeicestershire360602710.00—0000
HM BannisterLeicestershire36054279.00—0000
JAC ThorntonLeicestershire3535319*26.50—0000
W ShipmanLeicestershire120502625.00—0000
F HickleyLeicestershire230342711.33—0000
JWD SmithLeicestershire24030257.50—0000
A SkeldingLeicestershire4842812*7.00—0000
CJB WoodLeicestershire120251812.50—0000
CLM BrownLeicestershire24022115.50—0000
JE GlennonLeicestershire2401273.00—0010
F MillsLeicestershire120884.00—0000
HC SnaryLeicestershire242733.50—0000
AS MattsLeicestershire120331.50—0000
G ShinglerLeicestershire120321.50—0000
H WhiteheadLeicestershire120221.00—0000

Bowling · 27 players

Leicestershire 1921 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
WE AstillLeicestershire25467,1533193,07815220.2547.062.58157/123
WE BenskinLeicestershire17302,931651,5886723.7043.753.2537/48
AW ShipmanLeicestershire14232,038551,1305620.1836.393.3336/31
JH KingLeicestershire22363,4081101,5405528.0061.962.7115/86
G GearyLeicestershire591,359415502422.9256.632.4335/50
F BaleLeicestershire12191,638836512131.0078.002.3803/35
A SkeldingLeicestershire47949185692028.4547.453.6004/69
WCM BerridgeLeicestershire473928246641.0065.333.7703/10
JS CurtisLeicestershire233156126431.5078.752.4002/48
GBF RuddLeicestershire893968300475.0099.004.5502/124
HM BannisterLeicestershire3442312190363.33141.002.7003/67
W ShipmanLeicestershire12144651225.5072.002.1301/14
F HickleyLeicestershire1224018118.0024.004.5001/8
A LordLeicestershire78186590190.00186.002.9001/6
AS MattsLeicestershire1160054154.0060.005.4001/54
JAC ThorntonLeicestershire34132472172.00132.003.2701/21
S CoeLeicestershire33480400——5.0000/8
C GimsonLeicestershire22421320——4.5700/11
JW MiddletonLeicestershire44661600——5.4500/12
A MounteneyLeicestershire11120100——5.0000/10
WE PrattLeicestershire33481420——5.2500/4
GH SalmonLeicestershire11150110——4.4000/11
AT SharpLeicestershire22421400——5.7100/9
G ShinglerLeicestershire116020——2.0000/2
JWD SmithLeicestershire11302170——3.4000/17
HC SnaryLeicestershire22602380——3.8000/16
CJB WoodLeicestershire12600370——3.7000/18
Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1921. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Leicestershire 1921 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Leicestershire2610142010,11047621.2441311,15943425.71

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1921

Latest 12 of 26 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1921-08-27 to 1921-08-30 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire v Glamorgan

Leicestershire
245 & 297/5
Glamorgan
194 & 347

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets

1921-08-24 to 1921-08-26 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey v Leicestershire

Surrey
228 & 244/4d

Surrey won by 88 runs

1921-08-20 to 1921-08-23 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth

Hampshire v Leicestershire

Hampshire
170 & 400/4d

Hampshire won by 251 runs

1921-08-13 to 1921-08-16 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire v Derbyshire

Derbyshire
96 & 201

Leicestershire won by an innings and 24 runs

1921-08-10 to 1921-08-12 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset v Leicestershire

Somerset
248/9d
Leicestershire
158 & 30/5

Match drawn

1921-08-06 to 1921-08-09 · Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Derbyshire v Leicestershire

Derbyshire
247 & 188

Derbyshire won by 172 runs

1921-08-03 to 1921-08-05 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire v Yorkshire

Leicestershire
120 & 72/6
Yorkshire
452/8d

Match drawn

1921-08-01 to 1921-08-30 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire v Northamptonshire

Leicestershire
215 & 330/6d

Leicestershire won by 188 runs

1921-07-23 to 1921-07-25 · Ashby Road, Hinckley

Leicestershire v Hampshire

Hampshire
209 & 289

Hampshire won by 149 runs

1921-07-20 to 1921-07-22 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire v Leicestershire

Warwickshire
340 & 166

Leicestershire won by 68 runs

1921-07-16 to 1921-07-18 · Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Leicestershire v Somerset

Somerset
128 & 97

Leicestershire won by an innings and 24 runs

1921-07-09 to 1921-07-12 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire won by 141 runs

Recorded venues

Leicestershire 1921 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Aylestone Road, Leicester11
Ashby Road, Hinckley1
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend1
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch1
County Ground, Northampton1
County Ground, Taunton1
Cricket Field Road, Horsham1
Edgbaston, Birmingham1
Headingley, Leeds1
Kennington Oval, Kennington1
Old Trafford, Manchester1
Queen's Park, Chesterfield1
Spa Ground, Gloucester1
St Helen's, Swansea1
Trent Bridge, Nottingham1
United Services Ground, Portsmouth1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1921 for Leicestershire, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1921 batting innings records for Leicestershire
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
AT Sharp150Sussex1921-05-21
JH King127Surrey1921-05-18
JH King125*Lancashire1921-06-15
AT Sharp122Northamptonshire1921-05-14
WE Astill115Glamorgan1921-05-28

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1921 bowling innings records for Leicestershire
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
WE Benskin7/48Derbyshire1921-08-13
WE Astill7/123Gloucestershire1921-07-09
AW Shipman6/31Hampshire1921-08-20
WE Astill6/40Somerset1921-07-16
WE Astill6/59Nottinghamshire1921-05-07

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Leicestershire in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

    Recorded match dates: 1895-05-09 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

    Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

    Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.